Use Picnik to make exciting webpage screenshots

Posted on: June 12, 2008

This is of tremendous usefulness if you're editing screenshots the slow way (as I was), and allows you to add spice in a few seconds. I'm so much happier with this smoother process. Check out Picnik and get the Firefox add-on.

12 Responses to “Use Picnik to make exciting webpage screenshots”

  1. Scott Says:
    June 12th, 2008 at 10:28 AM PDT

    How might I take a topo map of the area around Harbin Hot Springs, California, for example, and map it into SL?

    I wonder if you can tell me what's the best way to go from topographic maps
    related to this quadrant
    http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=2&s=11&Lon=-122.65668800&Lat=38.79111100&Alon=-122.65668800&Alat=38.79111100&w=1&opt=0&addr=18424+Harbin+Springs+Anx%2c+Middletown%2c+CA+95461&qs=18424+Harbin+Springs+Rd%7cMiddletown%7cCalifornia%7c

    or from http://seamless.usgs.gov/ which data I couldn't access

    to regions in Second Life?

    Have you already made a video about this? If so, what's its URL?

    How can I efficiently terraform?

    Thank you :)

  2. Pompo Bombacci Says:
    June 12th, 2008 at 10:56 AM PDT

    Wow Torley! I did see the Picnik in Flickr but I thought it was just about very basic photo editing!! This is fun and fastttt!!! TYTYTY

  3. Psyra Extraordinaire Says:
    June 12th, 2008 at 2:04 PM PDT

    'This video is no longer available on Flickr'

    Betcha they got upset at the bandwidth use. Those companies are aaaaaaalways like that! ;)

  4. Ener Hax Says:
    June 12th, 2008 at 2:23 PM PDT

    i love Picnik. i typically batch my day's BMP files from Second Life in either Fireworks or Photoshop to export to jpeg and a smaller size (like 1200 wide). and then i Picnik. it's fast and typically i only do a little contrast work with it and voila! :)

    speaking of "voila!", i am from quebec and just saw (oh yes, acute powers of uncanny observation) that you are canadian??? is this true? be still my heart! =D

  5. Torley Says:
    June 15th, 2008 at 7:38 AM PDT

    @Pompo: Yeah, it's fun like a toy but can do some significant adjustments.

    @Psyra: Oh why rats! I think that's a bug. Did you try to access the vid from a feed reader or directly on this page?

    @Ener: Thrilled to hear of your usage of Picnik!

    I am Canadian. BC born and raised!

  6. Ener Hax Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 4:36 PM PDT

    i won't answer for Torley but for terraforming, the best is by creating RAW data files. you could use the USGS black and white topographical maps as a base, it would take some experimenting with photoshop layer effects I think, but should be doable.

    i find RAW maps can be very amusing because of the results I get. it certainly takes some practice. good luck :)

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